PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmen Hines (ranked 24928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis Samuel (ranked 5104 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hines
vs
Samuel

203 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carmen Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willis Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel throws a head kick but Hines moves out of range.
Samuel shoots in looking for a takedown but Hines manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samuel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hines rushes Samuel and presses him up against the cage.
Hines tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samuel smiles and moves away.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.

Samuel clinches with his opponent.
Hines drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hines drops down looking for an ankle pick but Samuel pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmen Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
Hines half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Samuel gets a clinch.

Samuel gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hines is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel is taking a breather. Hines says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hines wants to get back to full guard.
Samuel controlling the action here.

Hines makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Samuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Hines moves into the clinch successfully.

Hines decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines being controlled here, momentarily.

Samuel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hines dives on top into guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hines is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Samuel has Hines pulled in close to control his posture.
Samuel is looking to stand up but Hines isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hines showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Samuel controls Hines momentarily but Hines frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Samuel is looking to stand up but Hines isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Samuel keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samuel throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hines counters with a single leg into guard. Samuel didn't expect that.
Hines stays in close to Samuel's body and controls the position.
Samuel wants to stand and escape but Hines is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Samuel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Samuel misses with a few strikes there.
Hines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Samuel sprawls and moves away.

Hines darts in and clinches Samuel up against the cage.
Hines is looking for a takedown.

Samuel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Samuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hines, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samuel looks winded!

Hines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Hines.
Samuel throws out a counter right but Hines avoids it with no problem.
Hines really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown but Hines shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Willis Samuel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hines manages to break the clinch.
Hines looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samuel avoids the head kick by Hines.

Samuel moves into the clinch.
Samuel is working for takedown but Hines is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hines is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samuel is defending well.
Samuel crunches a lovely knee into Hines's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
Samuel jumps guard but Hines turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines is trying to drag Samuel to the mat but Samuel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Samuel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Samuel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samuel has Hines up against the cage in a clinch.
Samuel stalling.

Hines has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Samuel uses from the top position.
Samuel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines keeping moving, preventing Samuel from controlling successfully.
Samuel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hines controls Samuel momentarily but Samuel frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Samuel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a head kick but Hines moves out of range.
Samuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hines attempts a counter takedown but Samuel avoids it well and moves away.
Carmen Hines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Samuel.
Samuel is breathing heavily.
Samuel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hines on the side of the head.

Samuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Hines goes for a takedown attempt but Samuel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hines appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Samuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hines.
Willis Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hines looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines throws a head kick that misses.
Samuel shoots in but Hines avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hines scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hines is controlling the pace.

Hines is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hines decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willis Samuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hines throws a head kick but Samuel moves out of range.
Samuel unleashes a big counter combination but Hines bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Samuel with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hines counters by clinching up.
Samuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hines tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samuel smiles and moves away.
Samuel throws a head kick but Hines moves out of range.
Hines quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Samuel tries for a takedown but Hines circles away easily

so Hines counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hines stopping the sweep attempt from Samuel.
Hines stays in close to Samuel's body and controls the position.

Hines thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Samuel wants to stand but Hines is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines controlling from the top position.
Hines trying to control but Samuel is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hines controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hines throws a head kick that misses.

Samuel moves into the clinch.
Hines fails to pull guard.
Hines wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmen Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hines has Samuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Samuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel scores with a nice hook to the head.

Samuel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Samuel closes the distance and clinches.
Samuel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Samuel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Samuel takes the fight into the clinch.
Hines has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Samuel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Samuel manages to break the clinch.
Samuel shoots in looking for a takedown but Hines manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samuel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hines changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Samuel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hines on his heels. He'll look to pass Hines's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hines can't keep his opponent in guard - Samuel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hines is in trouble now - Samuel has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines is trying to escape the mount.
Hines wants to hold on but Samuel pushes him away.
Samuel controlling from mount.
Samuel lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Samuel with good strikes from the mount here!

Samuel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hines to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hines shrugs it off.
Carmen Hines overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samuel content just to control the position here.
Hines flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samuel scoring with strikes but Hines is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willis Samuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samuel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willis Samuel!